diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/cluster_validation.go b/pkg/api/scylla/validation/cluster_validation.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/api/validation/cluster_validation.go
rename to pkg/api/scylla/validation/cluster_validation.go
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/cluster_validation_test.go b/pkg/api/scylla/validation/cluster_validation_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/api/validation/cluster_validation_test.go
rename to pkg/api/scylla/validation/cluster_validation_test.go
index 60946bd58e0..c6a270c1658 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/cluster_validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/scylla/validation/cluster_validation_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/scylla/v1"
-	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/validation"
+	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/scylla/validation"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/test/unit"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/operator/webhooks.go b/pkg/cmd/operator/webhooks.go
index 2a40ece1f48..1017a4705cc 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/operator/webhooks.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/operator/webhooks.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/admissionreview"
 	scyllav1 "github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/scylla/v1"
-	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/validation"
+	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/api/scylla/validation"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/signals"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/pkg/version"